Event: | Women's 100 metre freestyle |
Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
Dates: | 10 September (heats and final) |
Competitors: | 24 |
Nations: | 16 |
Win Value: | 54.79 |
Gold: | Erin Gallagher |
Gold Nation: | RSA |
Silver: | Farida Osman |
Silver Nation: | EGY |
Bronze: | Nesrine Medjahed |
Bronze Nation: | ALG |
Prev: | 2016 |
Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World record | Sarah Sjöström | 51.71 | Budapest | 23 July 2017 | ||
African record | Erin Gallagher | 54.23 | Gold Coast | 9 April 2018 | ||
Championship record | Karin Prinsloo | 56.40 | Casablanca | 13 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 10 September at 11:30.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erin Gallagher | 58.08 | Q | |
2 | Farida Osman | 58.16 | Q | |
3 | Farah Benkhelil | 59.03 | Q | |
4 | Nesrine Medjahed | 59.47 | Q | |
5 | Jeanne Boutbien | Q | ||
6 | Majda Chebaraka | Q | ||
7 | Catarina Sousa | Q | ||
8 | Lesley Blignaut | Q | ||
9 | Noura Mana | |||
10 | Menna Kchouk | |||
11 | Yasmeen Boutouil | |||
12 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | |||
13 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | |||
14 | Therese Soukup | |||
15 | Fatima Jayla | |||
16 | Lia Lima | |||
17 | Selina Katumba | |||
18 | Samantha Rakotovelo | |||
19 | Denise Mabasso | |||
20 | Domingas Munhemeze | |||
21 | Nafissath Radji | |||
Antsa Rabesahala | ||||
Chinoye Okolugbo | ||||
Nkem Chukwuemeke |
The final was started on 10 September.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Erin Gallagher | 54.79 | CR | |||
5 | Farida Osman | 56.80 | ||||
6 | Nesrine Medjahed | 58.09 | ||||
4 | 3 | Farah Benkhelil | 58.86 | |||
5 | 8 | 59.65 | ||||
6 | 2 | Jeanne Boutbien | ||||
7 | 7 | Majda Chebaraka | ||||
8 | 1 | Catarina Sousa |